The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-30
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

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the County Seat.
GEORGIA.
The watermelon crop in Terrell will be a
little behind this year.
Reports of the wheat and oat crops con
tinue to be fattering in Hall county.
In Randolph county the oat crop was
materially injured by the recent drought
A few Dawsonians are not inclined TO do
hate a right-of-way 70 the Columbus South
ern railroad.
W. B. Folsom and Tom Gregory, of Nc
Rae, have formed partnership for carrying
on business of general merchandise.
The ladies of the GAINESVILLE Methodist
Church organized missionary society on
last Sunday, with Mrs i. J. Washburn as
president.
A low estimate of the lumber shipped
from Terrell county annually is 120O0,000
feet There are thirteen mills in operation
in the county.
W H Studstill, who lives near Poplar
Hill, has coin bearing the date of 1901
This coin, together with seven other pieces.
was found in Mr.. Studstill's field few DAYS
since.
Rev. Walter r. Dye, who has been the
assistant Of Rev. Mr.. Winchester, and has
had charge of st. Johns church, at Macon.
has accepted the call Of the Americas Eps-
copal church.
Arrangements have been perfected TO Sc
cure a suitable site for the cotton factory at
Gainesville, and as soon as the titles are per-
fected ground will be broken for the cree
ton of the building.
Francis Marion Crenshaw was found dead
at Griffin Wednesday. Heart disease ag
gravated by alcoholism caused death He
was shoemaker by trade and had served in
the Confederate army
The Daniels property in East Americas,
which was recently purchased by couple
OF gentlemen for the purpose of dividing il
up and erecting dwellings thereon, will
hereafter be known as Arlington Heights :"
A young man from the rural ''deestricts'
struck Dawson a recent morning and in
passing Nation Bros clothing store politely
spoke to dummy that had been stood at
the front door. Several of the town citi-
vens have done the same thing
While on the witness stand before United
States Commissioner Erwin at Macon
Thursday, Francis Ridgeway, Of Jasper
county, an old bachelor on the shady side of
60 testified that he had not slept a wink
for eight years, three months and twenty
eight days.
A gentleman who went to Birmingham,
with the expectation of locating, concluded
that he could do about as well, if not better.
in Gainesville. So he bought lot on Race
street containing about an acre, for which
he paid $3.50, and will shortly erect a com
modiouS residence and settle down to bust
ness
1t is reported that there are mad dogs in
Forsyth county, near Browns bridge, and
that some stock bitten by them have died o.
rabies, DR.. Albert Hardeman, who resides
he
a strange dog that had attacked his cattle
1t is not known positively that the dog wa
mad.
The following statistics refer TO the school
of Dodge county: Number of white schools
26; colored, 10. Number of white children
$50; colored, 400. Total, white and col
ored, 1920. The amount of public echoo
funds received from the State, 81 ,096 80
Amount Of poll tax received, 81, $50 co. TIC
tai, 81, 2S6 80.
A LaGrange Reporter man saw at j. B
Jacksons in Meriwether county the othe
day an egg with the perfect figure of
snake on one end. A snake had been eatinI
the young chickens and II is supposed tina
her henship was frightened by the appari
ton, which left its indelible impress lpoi
her powerful mind.
Last Saturday T. j. McVey, of Terrell
county, had a fine young mule killed b.
lightning. About Is minutes before tn
occurrence the mule, with seven others. wa
placed in stoclEade out of the rain. Wit
the exception of stunning and knocking on
of them down, no damage whatever wa
done the other mules.
Gov. Gordon, through Adit. Gen Kell
has appointed Col C. NJ Wiley. Capt .Johl
L. Hardenan and Capt. Rolf Sims as al
examining board to couduct the examina
ton of Col J. ]. Bull, of Talbotton, re
. GENTLY elected Lieutenant Colonel of tn
Sixth Georgia battalion. The examination
will probably take place on May 49,
At GAINESVILLE A. H. Ansley was tried be
fore the Ordinary for lunacy few day
ago, and found Sit subject for the asylum
He is confined temporarily in the count
Jail. He neither ate, drank, slept, lay down
touched the walls or took his hands out O
his pockets until Sunday evening, when h
was taken out by his family and carries
home.
The wounded burglar who has been con
fined in Jail at Gainesville since his captur
by Marshal Hanie, at Harmony Grove, wa
taken TO Jefferson few days ago for com
nnitment trial He waived examination
Ind was returned to Hall county Jail 70
tafekeeping in default of bail, the ney
jackson county Jail not being finished an
the old one considered insecure.
nc cuiuVI VI Ouc OOuf1Iut mas Tt
Gently become the owner of a stick that ha
rather curious history. The wood is roys
palm, probably of South American growth
The log from which the stick was made wa
found floating in the Atlantic ocean, off tn
coast of Florida 1t was taken in tow of
row boat, carried TO the beach, and Their
eold II squared fourteen inches and wa
rut into proper lengths and made int
walking sticks.
At the regular meeting of the Pulaski
County Agricultural Club last Saturda
The committee on fair subscriptions reporte
that about 81 800 has been subscribed. Z
committee was then appointed TO meet o.
May to formulate articles of association
hnd report TO the next regular meeting
which will determine definitely upon til
plan of organization. Under the circum
Stances everything is progressing as rapid
rs possible, and it is hoped all will be i
Readiness in ample time.
At Griffin CLANCY Clark was going u
Eighth street Thursday night until sh
reached the alley between Taylor and Solo
mon streets, when she suddenly turned
screamed and ran up the alley toward Hill
street. When she reached Laura Carey
house she gave out, screamed twice, and iel
m the steps, while foam gushe'l from he
mouth. Laura then sent for "a physician
but before one arrived the woman was dead
She WAS about s. years old, aud lived nea
the Planters warehouse.
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